Ruth Graves (1) was born about 1809
in Springfield, Otsego Co., NY, and died 4 May 1893 in Gaines, Genesee Co.,
MI.She married Nelson Proper, son of
George Proper and Mary Champion, probably in NY.He was born 25 May 1805 in Chatham, Columbia Co., NY (almost on
the state line, close to Pittsfield, MA), and died 20 Dec. 1880 in Gaines,
Genesee Co., MI (close to Flint, MI).They were in the 1850 and 1860 censuses for Gaines Twp., Genesee Co.,
NY.He was a farmer.Their children through Frederick were born
in NY, and the others in MI.

It may be that Ruth was a daughter
of a Moses Graves, born about 1780.Moses was in Springfield, Otsego Co., NY in 1820 and 1830, and he was
probably the Moses Graves in Unadilla, Otsego Co., NY in 1840.In 1850 there was a Thomas and Olive Graves
in Unadilla, Otsego Co., NY.They are
genealogy 693, and Thomas and Ruth may have been siblings.They ancestry of this Moses Graves has not
yet been found.(R‑1, R‑2,
R‑4)

Daniel C. (“Dan”) Proper (5) was
born 1 Feb. 1837 in NY, and died 23 July 1902 in Gaines, Genesee Co., MI.He first married Mary Sophia Bates, daughter
of Thomas Jefferson Bates and Anna Preston, on 6 May 1859 (or 1862) in Tyrone,
Livingston Co., MI.She was born 8 July
1839 in MI or NY, and died 9 Oct. 1871 in Gaines, MI.He married second Abigail Preston on 9 Dec. 1871.She was born about 1853 in MI.She was a cousin of Daniel's first
wife.All the children were born in
MI.(R‑2, R‑3, R‑4)

William Proper (6) was born about
1840 in NY.He married Phebe ‑‑‑‑‑‑.She was born about 1852 in MI.All their children were born in MI.(R‑3)

Children - Proper

18.Ruth Proper, b.c. 1869.

19.Frederick Proper, b.c. 1871.

20.Nelson Proper, b.c. 1878.

GENERATION 3

CHILDREN OF DANIEL C. PROPER (5)
AND MARY S. BATES

Zylphia Isabella (or Isabelle)
Proper (13) was born 4 Feb. 1863 and died 12 July 1937, both in Gaines Twp.,
Genesee Co., MI.She married Braziliel
Rudd Shepard, son of Asa Shepard and Lovina Lucinda Bostwick, on 16 Nov. 1881
in Gaines, MI.He was born 25 June 1857
in Argentine Twp., Genesee Co., MI, died 12 July 1934 in Gaines Twp., Genesee
Co., MI, and was buried in Oakwood Cem., Gaines, MI.Their first 2 children were born in Argentine Twp., and the
others in Gaines Twp., all in Genesee Co., MI.(R‑4)

Mary Adilaide (or Adelaide?) Proper
(14) was born 11 Oct. 1864 in Gaines, Genesee Co., MI, and died 25 Aug. 1926 in
Ann Arbor, MI.She married Harvey
Eugene Dunn, son of Richmond Dunn and Martha Wilson, on 28 Nov. 1883 in Linden,
MI.He was born 9 June 1863 in
Lockport, NY, died 18 April 1925 of a cerebral hemmorage in Pontiac, MI, and
was buried in Flushing Cem., Flushing, MI.(R‑2)

Archie Rudd Shepard (21) was born
17 Nov. 1881 and died 14 March 1968, both in Argentine Twp., Genesee Co., MI, and
was buried in Gaines, MI.He first
married Goldie Lowrey.He married
second Edith B. Rathbun, daughter of Orr Rathbun and Isabelle ‑‑‑‑‑‑,
on 5 June 1907.She was born 10 April
1880 in Plymouth, MI, died 1 Dec. 1961 in Durand, MI, and was buried in Byron
Cem., Byron, MI.He married third Irene
C. Smith on 21 Dec. 1936.She was born
in 1893 in Shiawassee Co., MI, died 1 March 1961 in Argentine Twp., Genesee
Co., MI, and was buried in Lovejoy Cem., Shiawassee Co., MI.Both their children were born in Argentine
Twp., Genesee Co., MI.(R‑4)

Zilpha Lou Ann Shepard (22) was
born 13 Aug. 1884 in Argetine Twp., and died 28 May 1959 in Flint, both in
Genesee Co., MI.She married Clifford
Howard Gamber on 28 March 1908.He was
born 20 Sept. 1889 in MI, and died 2 June 1951 in Flint, MI.They were both buried in Bristol Cem.,
Flint, MI.Their first child was born
in Linden, MI, the birthplace of the second is not known, and all the others
were born in West Branch, MI.(R‑4)

Ethel Viola Shepard (24) was born 9
Jan. 1898, died 11 April 1958, and was buried, all in Gaines Twp., Genesee Co.,
MI.She married Joseph Howard Smith on
1 March 1916.He was born 11 May 1894
in Gaines Twp., Genesee Co., MI.All
their children were born in Gaines Twp.(R‑4)

Norman Shepard (25) was born 16
Dec. 1891, died 16 March 1961 in Allen Park, MI, and was buried in Gaines Twp.,
Genesee Co., MI.He married Lois L.
Bennett on 28 July 1915 in SD.She was
born 28 May 1898 in Summit, SD, and died 18 March 1975 in Genesee Co., MI.(R‑4)

Alva C. Dunn (29) was born 18 March
1888 in Gaines, Genesee Co., MI, and died 3 June 1972 in Lennon, MI.He married Myrtle Tunningley, daughter of
Thomas Tunningley and Nellie Cooper.She was born 12 July 1890 in Gaines, MI, and died 10 Oct. 1945 in the
area of Detroit, MI.They apparently
divorced in the 1920’s, and she married Harold E. Wolfe, since Harold and
Myrtle were in the 1930 census for Detroit, Wayne Co., MI as husband and wife.Alva and Myrtle were in the 1920 census for
Flint, Genesee Co., MI, and Alva was in the 1930 census for Flint, MI, with
children Harvey and Helen.He was a
blacksmith in 1930.All their children
were born in MI.(R‑2)